Clock-support.



C. S. COOLIDGE.

CLOCK SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17. 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Application filed March 17, 1915. Serial No. 15,003.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ll, CHARLES S. CooLIDGn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of "Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clock-Supports; and I do-declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures part of this specification.

of reference marked thereon, which form a This invention relates to means for mounting a time piece on an automobile.

An object of the invention is. to provide means for supporting a clock in a position where it may be viewed by the driver of the automobile at any time without his being required to change his position; in a word, with the clock always in front of him.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a clock support which is especially adapted for mounting a clock on the steering wheel of the automobile.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clock support of this character which has a necessary amount of resiliency to protect the clock from jars or jolts during the movement of the machine and to thus preserve the works of the clock from possible injury.

Preliminary to a detailed description of my invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a steering wheel of an automobile witha clock support thereon through means of my improved attachment; Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the steering wheel on one side of the clock and its support; Fig. 3 is a sectional view' on the line aa of Fig. 1

looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the clock support; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the clock casing and support on the line 6-6 ofFig. 1.

In adetail description of the invention, similar reference characters indicate corres onding parts.

s hereinbefore stated, the object and purpose of the invention is to provide a clock support having a special capacity for mounting a clock in front of a driver of an automobile so that it may be conveniently viewed by him at any time without necessitating a change in his position behind the steering wheel. For this purpose the support is especially adapted for the mount ing of the clock 1 on one of the arms 2 of the steering wheel. The clock 1 is inclosed in a casing consisting of inner and outer members 3 and 4 respectively, one of which telescopes within the other, as shown in Fig. 5. The outer casing 4: is open at its front to expose the face of the clock and the back of the inner casing is offset as at 5 to form a cushion support for the clock, said clock being maintained between said "ofiset portion 5 and the inturned margin 6 which surrounds the front opening of the casing. The inner member 3 of the casing is rigidly secured to a supporting frame 7 at two points 8 and 9 respectively. This supporting frame 7 is formed of sheet metal with a proper degree of resiliencyand is larger at one end than at the other. The larger end of the said support is provided with an opening 10 which fits over the post 11 of the steering wheel 12 and is secured between the boss 13 of the steering wheel and a nut 14, said nut being the means whereby the steering wheel is secured in position on the column 15 in whch the post telescopes. At the opposite or smaller end of the supporting frame 7, oppositely arranged projections 16 are provided which project downwardly on opposite sides of the arm 2 and serve to prevent any side movement of the supporting frame on the steering wheel post. The projections 16 may be bent to embrace the lower side of the steering wheel arm 2 in a suitable manner the purpose of them being to prevent any lateral movement of the supporting frame. Owing to the said supporting frame being ri 'dly held at one end, there is an amount 0 resiliency therein which relieves the clock mechanism from sudden or abrupt jars that might otherwise be occasioned by the automobile coming against obstructions.

- While I have shown the clock supporting frame extending parallelwith one of the steering wheel arms, it will be apparent that it might be in a similar manner supported on a special arm extending over the axis of the steerin wheel without departing from the under ying purpose of my invention which, as stated, has for its object the mounting of the clock on the steering wheel of the automobile.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a device of the character specified, the combination with a steering Wheel of an automobile, of a clock supporting frame one end of which is secured to the axis of said steering wheel and the other end of which is provided with means for preventing lateral movement of said frame, and a clock mounted on said frame, substantially as specified.

2. In a device of the character specified,

I the combination with a steering wheel of an automobile, of a supporting frame one end of which is rigidly secured at the axis of the steering wheel and the other end of which is provided With means for securing said frame to an arm of the steering wheel against lateral movement, and a clock supported on said frame.

3. The herein described means for supporting a clock upon the axis of the steering wheel of an automobile, comprising an oblong frame attachable at one end to the steering post above the steering Wheel and the other end of which is provided with extensions lying at angles to the plane of the supporting frame and inclosing opposite sides of an arm of the steering wheel, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. COOLIDGE.

Witnesses MELLIE GALLowAY, MATTHEW SIEBLER. 

